Previous courses

Modules and instructors

• Introduction to Linux systems Isolde van Riemsdijk, Copenhagen University, Denmark
• Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data Vladimir Jovanović, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
• Genome Assembly Deborah Triant, University of Virginia, USA
• Using AI in programming Deborah Triant, University of Virginia, USA
• NGS for non-model organisms Camila Mazzoni, Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
• Phylogenomics Iker Irisarri, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
• Introduction to R and statistics Rik Verdonck, Universiteit Hasselt, Belgium
• Machine Learning Deisy Gysi, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
• Comparative analysis of expression data Stefano Berto, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
• Introduction to Python Deborah Triant, University of Virginia, USA
• Population genomics Susanne Pfeifer, Arizona State University, USA Sandra Oliveira, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• Visualization of scientific data Jan Aerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
• 3-day final project

Invited speakers

• Rui Faria CIBIO, University of Porto, Portugal
• Maribel Hernandez Rosales CINVESTAV Irapuato, Mexico
• Peter Stadler Universität Leipzig, Germany
• Stefan Laurent BioNTech, Germany

Teaching assistants

• Nikita Kulikov Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
• Melanie Sarfert Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
• Dušan Lazić Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
• Lana Radenković Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
• Luis Felipe Hernández Ramírez CINVESTAV Irapuato, Mexico

Technical support

• Ingmar Camphausen Free University Berlin, Germany
• Valentina Klebanova daRostim, Grimma, Germany

Supported by

Modules and instructors

• Introduction to Linux systems Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Stevenage, United Kingdom
• Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• NGS for non-model organisms: Reduced representation sequencing Camila Mazzoni, Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
• Genome Assembly Deborah Triant, University of Virginia, USA
• Gene predictions and Genome Browsers Genis Parra, Centre Nacional d’Anàlisi Genòmica (CNAG-CRG), Barcelona, Spain
• Introduction to R Katja Nowick, Free University Berlin, Germany
• Statistics and data analysis Deisy Gysi, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Comparative analysis of expression data Stefano Berto, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
• Introduction to Python Sofia Robb, Stower’s Institute for Medical Research, USA
• Population genomics Stefan Laurent, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
• Phylogenomics Iker Irisarri, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
• Visualization of scientific data Jan Aerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
• 3-day final project

Invited speakers

• Genomics of speciation Rui Faria, CIBIO, University of Porto, Portugal
• Ancient DNA of wine grapes Nathan Wales, University of York, United Kingdom
• Bayesian Inference Stuart Baird, Department of Population Biology Studenec, Czech Republic
• Introduction to Machine Learning Daniel Wiegreffe, University of Leipzig, Germany

Teaching assistants

• Dulce Valdivia Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico
• Marisa Cerezo University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
• Esteban Lopez Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
• Isolde van Riemsdijk Leiden University, Netherlands
• Jeong-Eun Lee Free University Berlin, Germany
• Diyendo Massilani Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany

Technical support

• Jens Steuck University of Leipzig, Germany
• Carsten Schaeuble Free University Berlin, Germany
• Ingmar Camphausen Free University Berlin, Germany
• Valentina Klebanova daRostim, Grimma, Germany

Supported by

Modules and instructors

• Introduction to Linux systems Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Stevenage, United Kingdom
• Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• NGS for non-model organisms: Reduced representation sequencing Camila Mazzoni, Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
• Genome Assembly Deborah Triant, University of Virginia, USA
• Gene predictions and Genome Browsers Genis Parra, Centre Nacional d’Anàlisi Genòmica (CNAG-CRG), Barcelona, Spain
• Introduction to R Katja Nowick, Free University Berlin, Germany
• Statistics and data analysis Stuart Baird, Department of Population Biology Studenec, Czech Republic Deisy Gysi, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Comparative analysis of expression data Mehmet Somel, METU Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
• Introduction to Python Sofia Robb, Stower’s Institute for Medical Research, USA
• Population genomics Stefan Laurent, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
• Phylogenomics Iker Irisarri, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
• Visualization of scientific data Jan Aerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
• 3-day final project

Invited speakers

• Genomics of speciation Rui Faria, CIBIO, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
• How to handle big data Daniel Wiegreffe, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Great ape diversity and population history Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• The genomics of adaptive radiation Walter Salzburger, University of Basel, Switzerland

Teaching assistants

• Deisy Gysi University of Leipzig, Germany
• Dulce Valdivia Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico
• Sandra Oliveira Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
• Stefan Struett Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
• Isolde van Riemsdijk Leiden University, Netherlands
• Jeong-Eun Lee Free University Berlin, Germany

Technical support

• Jens Steuck University of Leipzig, Germany
• Carsten Schaeuble Free University Berlin, Germany
• Ingmar Camphausen Free University Berlin, Germany
• Valentina Klebanova daRostim, Grimma, Germany

Supported by

Modules and instructors

• Introduction to Linux systems Alvaro Perdomo Sabogal, Free University Berlin, Germany
• Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• NGS for non-model organisms: Reduced representation sequencing Mark Ravinet, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Norway
• Genome Assembly Deborah Triant, University of Virginia, USA
• Gene predictions and Genome Browsers Genis Parra, Max-Planck-Institute for Cell Biology and Genomics, Dresden, Germany
• Introduction to R Katja Nowick, Free University Berlin, Germany
• Statistics and data analysis Stuart Baird, Department of Population Biology Studenec, Czech Republic Deisy Gysi, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Comparative analysis of expression data Mehmet Somel, METU Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
• Introduction to Python Sofia Robb, Stower’s Institute for Medical Research, USA
• Population genomics Stefan Laurent, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
• Phylogenomics Christoph Bleidorn, University of Göttingen, Germany
• Visualization of scientific data Jan Aerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
• How to handle big data Daniel Wiegreffe, University of Leipzig, Germany
• 3-day final project

Invited speakers

• Genomics of speciation Rui Faria, CIBIO, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
• Genomic approaches to understanding immunity in an aspiring model species Seth Barribeau, University of Liverpool
• Bioinformatics and problem solving in paleogenomics Christina Warinner, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany
• The genomics of adaptive radiation Walter Salzburger, University of Basel, Switzerland

Teaching assistants

• Deisy Gysi University of Leipzig, Germany
• Lukas Kuderna University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Sandra Oliveira CIBIO/InBIO: Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Portugal
• Cristian Velandia University of Leipzig, Germany
• Valerie de Anda National University of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
• Alejandro Cerón Noriega Geomar, Kiel, Germany

Technical support

• Jens Steuck University of Leipzig, Germany
• Carsten Schaeuble Free University Berlin, Germany
• Valentina Klebanova daRostim, Grimma, Germany

Supported by

Modules and instructors

• Introduction to Linux systems Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Stevenage, United Kingdom
• Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data David Langenberger, ecSeq Bioinformatics, University of Leipzig, Germany
• NGS for non-model organisms: Reduced representation sequencing Mark Ravinet, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Norway
• Gene predictions and Genome Browsers Genis Parra, Max-Planck-Institute CBG, Dresden, Germany
• Genome Assembly Deborah Triant, University of Florida, USA
• Introduction to R Katja Nowick, University of Hohenheim, Germany
• Data visualization in R Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Comparative analysis of expression data Mehmet Somel, METU Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
• Introduction to Python Johann Visagie, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
• Population genomics Susanne Pfeifer, Arizona State University, USA
• Phylogenomics Maribel Hernandez Rosales, National University of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
• Visualization of scientific data Jan Aerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
• 3-day final project

Invited speakers

• Genomics of speciation Rui Faria, CIBIO, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
• Great ape diversity and population history Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Genomic approaches to understanding immunity in an aspiring model species Seth Barribeau, University of Liverpool
• Evolution of non-coding RNAs: The RNA-Zoo Peter Stadler, University of Leipzig

Teaching assistants

• Jan Engelhardt University of Leipzig, Germany
• Amin Saffari University of Hohenheim, Germany
• Deisy Gysi University of Leipzig, Germany
• Lukas Kuderna University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Vladimir Jovanovic University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Cristian Velandia National University of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
• Valerie de Anda National University of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico

Technical support

• Jens Steuck University of Leipzig, Germany
• Valentina Klebanova daRostim, Grimma, Germany

Supported by

Modules and instructors

• Introduction to Linux systems Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Stevenage, United Kingdom
• Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data David Langenberger, ecSeq Bioinformatics, University of Leipzig, Germany
• NGS for non-model organisms: Reduced representation sequencing Mark Ravinet, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Norway
• Gene predictions and Genome Browsers Genis Parra, Max-Planck-Institute CBG, Dresden, Germany
• Introduction to R Katja Nowick, University of Hohenheim, Germany
• Comparative analysis of expression data Mehmet Somel, METU Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
• Statistics & Inference Rik Verdonck, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
• Introduction to Python Johann Visagie, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
• Population genomics Stefan Laurent, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland Felix Key, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
• Phylogenomics Maribel Hernandez Rosales, National University of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
• Graphs and Biological networks Maribel Hernandez Rosales, National University of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
• Visualization of scientific data Jan Aerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
• 3-day final project

Invited speakers

• The genomics of adaptive radiation Walter Salzburger, University of Basel, Switzerland
• Genomics of speciation Rui Faria, CIBIO, University of Porto, Portugal
• Epistasis and molecular evolution Fyodor Kondrashov, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Ancient DNA Michi Hofreiter, University of Potsdam, Germany
• Analysis of structural variants Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

Teaching assistants

• Henrike Indrischek University of Leipzig, Germany
• Jan Engelhardt University of Leipzig, Germany
• Amin Saffari University of Hohenheim, Germany
• Deisy Gysi University of Leipzig, Germany
• Sree Rohit Raj Kolora University of Leipzig, Germany
• Lukas Kuderna University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Vladimir Jovanovic University of Belgrade, Serbia

Technical support

• Jens Steuck University of Leipzig, Germany
• Valentina Klebanova DITON, Regis-Breitingen, Germany

Supported by

Modules and instructors

• Introduction to Linux systems Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, Kings College London, United Kingdom
• Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data David Langenberger, University of Leipzig, Germany Mario Fasold, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Analysis of RAD sequencing data and Assembly Anja Westram, University Sheffield, United Kingdom Rui Faria, University of Porto, Portugal Sree Rohit Raj Kolora, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Gene predictions and Genome Browsers Genis Parra, Max-Planck-Institute CBG, Dresden, Germany
• Introduction to R Katja Nowick, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Statistics & Inference Rik Verdonck, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
• Comparative analysis of expression data Mehmet Somel, METU Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
• Introduction to Perl Deborah Triant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
• Introduction to BioPerl Deborah Triant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
• Phylogenomics Christoph Bleidorn, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Population genomics Stefan Laurent, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
• Introduction to databases Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
• Visualization of scientific data Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
• 3-day final project

Invited speakers

• The genomics of adaptive radiation Walter Salzburger, University of Basel, Switzerland
• Evolutionary behavior Katja Liebal, Free University Berlin, Germany
• Genomics of speciation Rui Faria, University of Porto, Portugal
• Analysis of structural variants Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data Steve Hoffmann, University of Leipzig, Germany David Langenberger, University of Leipzig, Germany

Teaching assistants

• Alvaro Perdomo Sabogal University of Leipzig, Germany
• Henrike Indrischek University of Leipzig, Germany
• Sree Rohit Raj Kolora University of Leipzig, Germany
• Sarah Berkemer University of Leipzig, Germany
• Jan Engelhardt University of Leipzig, Germany
• Daniel Gerighausen University of Leipzig, Germany
• Tiago Carvalho University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Vladimir Jovanovic University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Rik Verdonck University of Leuven, Belgium

Technical support

• Jens Steuck University of Leipzig, Germany
• Valentina Klebanova DITON, Regis-Breitingen, Germany

Supported by

Modules and instructors

• Introduction to Linux systems Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data Steve Hoffmann, University of Leipzig, Germany David Langenberger, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Analysis of RAD sequencing data and Assembly Anja Westram, University Sheffield, United Kingdom
• Introduction to R Katja Nowick, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Comparative analysis of expression data Mehmet Somel, University of California, Berkeley, USA
• Introduction to Perl Sofia Robb, University of California Riverside, USA
• Introduction to BioPerl Sofia Robb, University of California Riverside, USA
• Phylogenomics Christoph Bleidorn, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Population genomics Stefan Laurent, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
• Introduction to databases Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
• Visualization of scientific data Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
• 3-day final project

Invited speakers

• The genomics of adaptive radiation Walter Salzburger, University of Basel, Switzerland
• Genomics of speciation Rui Faria, University of Porto, Portugal
• Epistasis and molecular evolution Fyodor Kondrashov, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Evolution of non-coding RNAs Peter Stadler, University of Leipzig, Germany

Teaching assistants

• Alvaro Perdomo Sabogal University of Leipzig, Germany
• Jan Engelhardt University of Leipzig, Germany
• Sree Rohit Raj Kolora University of Leipzig, Germany
• Bia Walter University of Leipzig, Germany
• Tiago Carvalho University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Vladimir Jovanovic University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Rik Verdonck University of Leuven, Belgium

Technical support

• Jens Steuck University of Leipzig, Germany
• Valentina Klebanova DITON, Regis-Breitingen, Germany

Supported by

Modules and instructors

• Introduction to Linux systems Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data (with reference genome) Steve Hoffmann, University of Leipzig, Germany David Langenberger, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data (for non-model organisms) Sonja Grath, University of Munich (LMU), Germany
• Introduction to R Katja Nowick, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Comparative analysis of expression data Mehmet Somel, University of California, Berkeley, USA
• Biological graphs and networks Jing Qin, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Introduction to Perl Sofia Robb, University of California Riverside, USA
• Introduction to BioPerl Sofia Robb, University of California Riverside, USA
• Phylogenomics Christoph Bleidorn, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Population genomics Johannes Engelken, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Introduction to databases Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
• Visualization of scientific data Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
• 4-day final project

Invited speakers

• Evolution of behavior Sarah London, University of Chicago, USA
• Analysis of structural variants Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Genomics of speciation Rui Faria, University of Porto, Portugal
• Evolution of non-coding RNAs Peter Stadler, University of Leipzig, Germany

Teaching assistants

• Lydia Steiner University of Leipzig, Germany
• Jan Engelhardt University of Leipzig, Germany
• Miguel Fonseca University of Vigo, Spain
• Tiago Carvalho University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Vladimir Jovanovic University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Rik Verdonck University of Leuven, Belgium

Technical support

• Jens Steuck University of Leipzig, Germany
• Petra Pregel University of Leipzig, Germany
• Valentina Klebanova DITON, Regis-Breitingen, Germany

Supported by

Modules and instructors

• Introduction to Linux systems Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Introduction to R Katja Nowick, University Leipzig, Germany
• Analysis of next generation sequencing data David Langenberger, University Leipzig, Germany
• Analysis of structural variants Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
• Analysis of expression data Katja Nowick, University Leipzig, Germany
• Promoter evolution Annalisa Marsico, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
• Statistics & Inference Stuart Baird, University Porto, Portugal
• Introduction to Perl Sofia Robb, University of California Riverside, USA
• Phylogenomics Rasmus Nielsen, University of California, Berkeley, USA Rui Faria, University Porto, Portugal
• Ensembl API Bert Overduin, EMBL, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
• Introduction to databases Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
• Visualization of scientific data Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
• 3-day final project

Invited speakers

• Evolution of behavior Sarah London, University of Chicago, USA
• Evolutionary ecology Claudia Acquisti, Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster, Germany
• Genotype to phenotype mapping Ben Lehner, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain
• NGS of non-model organisms Markus Pfenninger, Biodiversity and Climate Research Center, Frankfurt, Germany

Teaching assistants

• Lydia Steiner University Leipzig, Germany
• Christian Arnold University Leipzig, Germany
• Rosalina Tincopa University Leipzig, Germany
• Stefano Berto University Leipzig, Germany
• Tiago Carvalho University Porto, Portugal
• Miguel Fonseca University Porto, Portugal
• Javier Prado University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

Technical support

• Jens Steuck
• Petra Pregel

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